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About Bijagarh Village

Bijagarh is a small village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 205 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.34 hectares hectares.

Bijagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijagarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 802.34 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 205
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bijagarh compares

By the 2011 count Bijagarh is the 102nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 802.34 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bijagarh

Bijagarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijagarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijagarh from other places

Bijagarh lies about 53 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bijagarh
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 16 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 38 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 40 km
District headquarters Balaghat 53 km

Villages closest to Bijagarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lanji tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bijagarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijagarh village had a population of 436. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Bijagarh village has 205 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijagarh has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Bijagarh covers 802.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijagarh falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bijagarh is Salekasa, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bijagarh.

Bijagarh is about 53 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijagarh is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 16 km away. Salekasa is about 38 km away. Khairāgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgaon (under 2 km), Dewarbeli (2.2 km) and Lodama (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bijagarh today is likely to be higher.

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